Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out for up to 10 days with new shoulder injury

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins injured: Edmonton Oilers rookie out for up to 10 days

By Joanne Ireland

EDMONTON – After returning for just two games, Edmonton Oilers rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is back on the shelf.

The team announced on Tuesday that he’ll be out seven to 10 days with a sprained left shoulder. It is the same shoulder that he first injured on Jan. 2 when he fell into the boards in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

“It’s the same shoulder but a different injury,” said Nugent-Hopkins. “It’s not close to my first shoulder injury. I could feel it as soon as I got hit — my shoulder kind of dropped.

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Nugent-Hopkins missed 13 games when he was first hurt, returning to the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. He played 20 minutes, scored in the shootout and was back on the ice Monday in Toronto. Hit by the Maple Leafs Mike Brown in the third period, he left the ice and did not return.

With Nugent-Hopkins mending, the Oilers recalled Magnus Paajarvi from the Oklahoma City Barons. He’ll join the team in Detroit for Wednesday’s game against the Red Wings.